CHICAGO WHITE SOX NOTES:

WHITE SOX AT A GLANCE
The Chicago White Sox have won eight of their last 14 games and 18 of 32 as they conclude a six-game trip this afternoon with the finale at Seattle.

RHP Lance Lynn is scheduled to start for the White Sox, who are in third place in the American League Central, 2.0 games behind Cleveland and 5.5 behind division-leading Minnesota.

The Sox are 2-3 on the trip, splitting the first two games of this series after losing two of three at Dodger Stadium … the last three games have been decided by one run, including a pair of 11-inning contests.

Following today’s game, the White Sox return home for six games in seven days vs. Texas (6/19-21) and Boston (6/23-25).

The Sox went 1-2 on their last homestand vs. Miami from 6/9-11 and 2-1 on their last trip to New York-AL from 6/6-8.

TODAY’S STORYLINES
Lance Lynn is 4-1 with a 1.93 ERA (9 ER/42.0 IP), 52 strikeouts and a .182 (27-148) opponents average in seven career starts against Seattle … in his last start on 9/5/22 at T-Mobile Park, Lynn allowed one run on three hits with 11 strikeouts over 7.0 IP.

The White Sox have gone 18-14 (.563) since 5/13, tied with Baltimore for the fifth-best record in the American League and the best in the AL Central … during that span, they own a 3.08 ERA (98 ER/286.2 IP), the best mark in MLB (see box at right).

Sox pitchers lead MLB in June with a 2.69 ERA (38 ER/127.0 IP) and have not allowed more than six runs in any game during the month.

The White Sox are 52-35 against the Mariners since 2010, including a 24-18 record at T-Mobile Park.

The Sox have hit 10 home runs in the last four games, but nine of the 10 have been solo shots, including seven in a row.

YESTERDAY’S RECAP
Zach Remillard came off the bench to go 3-3 with a walk and two RBI in his major-league debut, including the game-winning single in the 11th inning, as the White Sox rallied for a 4-3 victory over Seattle.

Remillard, who replaced Tim Anderson (shoulder) in the fourth, walked in the fifth, dropped a bunt single in the seventh for his first hit, and delivered a game-tying RBI single in the ninth and a go-ahead single with two outs in the 11th.

Gregory Santos (2.0 IP), Keynan Middleton (1.2), Aaron Bummer (1.0) and Jesse Scholtens (1.0) combined for 6.0 hitless IP in relief, with Bummer earning his second win and Scholtens his first MLB save.

Lucas Giolito posted a ND, allowing three runs (two earned) on eight hits with three walks and five strikeouts over 5.0 IP.

Andrew Benintendi recorded a season-high four hits from the leadoff slot, going 4-5 with a double, walk, run scored and stolen base … Eloy Jiménez hit a solo homer (No. 8), Gavin Sheets hit a pair of doubles, and Elvis Andrus scored two runs.

The Sox recorded their 19th comeback win of the season and improved to 4-5 in extra-innings games … they limited Seattle to 2-14 with RISP.

REMILLARD’S MEMORABLE DEBUT
Some notables from Zach Remillard’s MLB debut, courtesy of

STATS Research:
First player in the modern era (1901-) to record both a game-tying hit and a go-ahead hit in the ninth inning or later in his MLB debut.

Seventh player in White Sox history with three-plus hits in his MLB debut and the first since Craig Wilson on 9/5/98 vs. the Yankees … Sox first base coach Daryl Boston also collected three hits in his MLB debut for the White Sox on 5/13/84 vs. Texas.

Second player in Sox history with three-plus hit and a walk in his MLB debut, joining Johnny Callison on 9/9/58 vs. Boston.

Second player in history with three-plus hits and a walk coming off the bench in his MLB debut, joining St. Louis’ Ernie White on 5/9/40 vs. Philadelphia.

Selected by White Sox in 10th round of 2016 draft after leading Coastal Carolina to the 2016 College World Series title … was a six-year, minor-league free agent after the 2022 season who opted to return to the organization for a seventh season.

ARMS RACE
The White Sox are 18-14 (.563) since 5/13, the best record in the American League Central … during that span, the Sox lead MLB with a 3.08 ERA and .208 opponents average and rank third with a 1.17 WHIP.

A breakdown of the Sox pitching through their first 40 games of the season and last 32:

Games W-L ERA QS IP H R ER HR BB SO AVG OPS WHIP
Last 32 18-14 3.08 14 286.2 218 110 98 34 117 285 .208 .653 1.17
First 40 13-27 5.66 12 351.2 366 241 221 65 167 385 .263 .817 1.52
WHITE SOX VS. SEATTLE MARINERS

The season series is even at 1-1.

The White Sox went 4-2 against the Mariners in 2023, winning two of three games at home from 4/12-14 and at T-Mobile Park from 9/5-7 for their first season series victory since 2016.

Tim Anderson is a career .388/.399/.619 (52-134) hitter with seven home runs, 18 RBI and 24 runs scored in 33 career games against the Mariners.

Eloy Jiménez owns a career .347/.385/.633 (17-49) average with four homers and eight RBI in 13 career games vs Seattle.

FAMILIAR FACE
White Sox manager Pedro Grifol spent 13 seasons in the Seattle organization from 2000-12 … Grifol served as manager at Class A High Desert in 2012, guiding the Mavericks to a 83- 57 regular-season record and a berth in the California League playoffs while earning CL Manager of the Year honors.

Grifol also worked as an area scout for south Florida and Puerto Rico (2000-05), manager for Advanced Rookie Everett (2003-05), Coordinator of Instruction (2006-08) and Director of Minor League Operations (2008-11).

ROTATION SENSATION
White Sox starting pitchers own a 3.27 ERA (63 ER/173.1 IP) with a .226 (146-647) opponents average and 1872 strikeouts in 32 games since 5/13 … during that span, they rank second in MLB in ERA and opponents average.

During that 32-game stretch, Sox starters have made eight scoreless outings, allowed one run five times and two runs seven times … the rotation since 5/13:
W-L ERA WHIP QS IP H R ER HR BB SO SO/9.0 AVG OPS
10-7 3.27 1.25 14 173.1 146 69 63 23 70 182 9.5 .226 .701

BULLPEN RELIEF
The White Sox bullpen has posted a 2.78 ERA (35 ER/113.1 IP) with a .179 (72-403) opponents average and 1.05 WHIP in 32 games since 5/13 … during that stretch, the pen leads MLB in opponents average, ranks third in WHIP and fourth in ERA.

Kendall Graveman owns a 0.95 ERA (2 ER/19.0 IP) in 19 games since 5/3, allowing six hits (.100 opponents average) with six saves and 16 strikeouts.

Keynan Middleton has posted a 1.10 ERA (2 ER/16.1 IP) in 16 games since 5/2, with five walks, 17 strikeouts, a .143 (8-56) opponents average and 0.80 WHIP.

The White Sox bullpen since 5/13:
W-L ERA WHIP SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HR/9.0 AVG OPS
8-7 2.78 1.05 8 113.1 72 41 35 11 47 103 0.87 .179 .576

RISING TO THE TOP
The White Sox are playing seven consecutive series (22 games) from 6/6-29 against teams who were at or above .500 at the beginning of that stretch (4-6 so far).

The stretch includes 13 games on the road against the Yankees (2-1), Dodgers (1-2), Seattle (0-1) and Angels and nine at home vs. Miami (1-2), Texas and Boston.

THROWING ZEROS AT KANNAPOLIS
Class A Kannapolis LHP Noah Schultz, the White Sox first-round pick (No. 26 overall) in the 2022 draft, has thrown 7.0 scoreless IP over three starts to begin his professional career.

Schultz, 6-foot-9 and 220 pounds, has allowed one hit with one walk and 12 strikeouts … he threw 3.0 hitless IP on Friday at Down East, allowing one walk with six strikeouts.

ALL-RIGHTY THEN
Today marks the 191st consecutive game in which a RHP has started for the White Sox … per Elias, it is longest active streak in baseball (Minnesota is second at 141), second-longest in Sox history (194 from 9/7/33-5/19/35) and longest in MLB since Cleveland (417) from 2017-21.

Dallas Keuchel (5/26/22 vs. Boston) was the last left-hander to start a game for the Sox … by comparison, from the beginning of the 2007 season until Keuchel’s start on 5/26/22, 1,021 of the White Sox 2,372 games (43.0 percent) were started by lefties.

33 STARTER LANCE LYNN RHP

LYNN AT A GLANCE
Is scheduled to make his 15th start of the season, ninth on the road and first against the Seattle Mariners.

Has gone 0-2 with a 10.93 ERA (17 ER/14.0 IP), 2.07 WHIP and a .349 (22-63) opponents average over his last three outing … went 3-1 with a 4.13 ERA (11 ER/24.0 IP), 1.33 WHIP and a .245 (23-94) opponents average in his previous four.

Has surrendered a 18 home runs this season, tied for second-most in the majors … has allowed a homer in 11 of his 14 starts, including 10 on the road.

Owns a 12.21 ERA (19 ER/14.0 IP) in the first inning, the highest mark in the majors … the 19 runs allowed are the most by any pitcher in baseball this season … opponents own a .373 (25-67) average against him in the first, the fourth-highest in the major leagues.

Ranks among MLB active pitchers in HR/9.0 IP (7th, 0.95), SO/9.0 IP (7th, 9.09), opponents average (9th, .243), wins (9th, 127), starts (9th, 299), opponents SLG (10th, .386), IP (10th, 1,782.2), strikeouts (11th, 1,801), opponents OPS (11th, .699), ERA (12th, 3.66), WHIP (12th, 1.27) and opponents OBP (13th, .313).

Pitched for Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic … went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA (3 ER/9.0 IP), .188 (6-32) opp. average and eight strikeouts in two starts.

Signed a two-year contract extension with a club option with the White Sox on 7/17/21 … the Sox hold an $18-million option for 2024 with a $1-million buyout.

Is a two-time All-Star (2012 and 2021) … has finished fifth in the AL Cy Young Award voting in 2019, sixth in 2020 and third in 2021 … was a member of the 2011 World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals.

LAST START
Suffered the loss in on 6/13 at the Dodgers, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits (two home runs) with two walks and six strikeouts over 5.0 IP … surrendered four runs in the first inning on two-run home runs by Will Smith and David Peralta.

Departed the game in the sixth with no outs, runners on first and second and the White Sox trailing, 4-0 … threw 105 pitches (67 strikes).

Owned a 65.2 first-strike percentage and 14.3 swinging-strike percentage (16 swing and misses) vs. 23 batters … threw 43 four-seam fastballs (92.5 mph avg; 93.9 mph max), 25 cutters (88.5 avg; 89.9 max), 15 sinkers (91.0 avg; 93.0 max), 13 sliders (83.8 avg; 84.9 max), seven changeups (84.3 avg; 85.6 max) and two curveballs (80.0 avg; 80.5 max).

GRAB SOME BENCH
Recorded his 24th career double-digit strikeout performance and fifth with the Sox on 4/29 vs. Tampa Bay.

Has struck out at least five batters in 88 of his 106 starts since 2019, the 10th-highest total in the majors.

ROAD TRIPPIN’
Is 2-3 with a 6.09 ERA (30 ER/44.1 IP) and .297 (49- 178) opponents average in eight road starts in 2023 … has allowed four runs or more in five of his eight starts on the road and three or less in the other three.

Has gone 10-10 with a 4.12 ERA (80 ER/174.2 IP), .253 (175-692) opponents average and 178 strikeouts over 31 starts on the road since 2021 … has allowed two runs or less in 17 of those starts and one run or less in nine.

WORK HORSE
Ranks sixth in MLB with 1,782.2 IP since 2011 … is one of 13 active pitchers with 1,700.0-plus career IP.

Has thrown 100-plus pitches 70 times since 2019, the most in the majors during that span.

Has thrown 30,501 pitches since 2011, sixth-most during that span, and the most among MLB pitchers with less than 1,900.0 IP during that span.

VS. SEATTLE MARINERS || A.L. WEST
Is scheduled to make his eighth career start against the Mariners and fifth at T-Mobile Park.

Six of his seven career starts vs. Seattle have been quality … has allowed three runs or less in all seven starts … 1.93 career ERA vs. the Mariners is his lowest against any team he has faced at least five times.

Earned the win in his last outing on 9/5/22 in Seattle, allowing one unearned run on three hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts over 7.0 IP.

Is 0-1 with a 9.31 ERA (10 ER/9.2 IP), 10 strikeouts and a .297 (11-37) opponents average in two starts this season against the American League West.

SEATTLE MARINERS NOTES:

TODAY’S TILT…the Mariners finish up a 6-game, 7-day homestand (3-2) today with the last of 3 games against the Chicago White Sox (1-1)…the Mariners began the homestand with a 3-game series vs. the Miami Marlins (2-1)….following today’s finale, Seattle embarks on a 6-game road trip at the New York Yankees (3 G, 6/20-6/22) and Baltimore Orioles (3 G, 6/23-6/25)…today’s game will be televised live on ROOT Sports with Aaron Goldsmith and Mariners Hall of Famer Dan Wilson on the call..the game will also be broadcast live on Seattle Sports (710 AM) and Mariners.com with Rick Rizzs and Gary Hill Jr.

ODDS AND ENDS…the Mariners dropped yesterday’s middle game to the White Sox by a 4-3 score in 11 innings…the Mariners are 12-11 over their last 23 games (5/22-c)…Seattle is 25-13 when scoring at least 4 runs and 9-22 when scoring 3-or-fewer…the Mariners are 20-17 at T-Mobile Park and 14-18 on the road this season…they are 9-15 in day games and 25-20 at night.

• Last 15 at Home – Seattle is 10-5 over its last 15 games at T-Mobile Park.
• Extras – The Mariners had their 4-game extra inning win streak snapped in yesterday’s loss, falling to 4-6 in extras on the season.
• Rubber Soul – Seattle is 2-6 in rubber games this season.
• Happy Birthday! – Mariners pitcher Tayler Saucedo celebrates his 30th birthday today.
• Father’s Day – Seattle is 27-17 (.614) all-time on Father’s Day.

TEO, SO HOT RIGHT NOW…Teoscar Hernández reached base safely 3 times yesterday, going 2-for-4 with an RBI, walk and stolen base…Teo has reached base safely in all 13 of his June games, batting .375 (18×48) with 6 runs, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 3 home runs, 11 RBI and 6 walks, getting on base at a .444 clip, slugging .667 with a 1.111 OPS…over his last 40 games (5/3-c), Hernández is batting .298 (45×151) with 15 runs, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 5 homers, 23 RBI and 12 walks, getting on base at a .348 clip, slugging .470 with an .818 OPS.

THE J-ROD SHOW #200…Julio Rodríguez is set to appear in the 200th game of his Major League career…through 199 career games, the 22-year-old outfielder has compiled 40 home runs, 39 stolen bases, 38 doubles, 213 hits and 126 runs scored, batting .269 (213×791) with a .329 on-base percentage, .479 slugging percentage and .808 OPS…if Julio can record a stolen base in his next game, he would join Fernando Tatis Jr.-SD as the only players in Major League history with 40+ homers and 40+ steals over a player’s first 200 career games.

1 IN YOUR SCORECARD…the Mariners pitching staff leads the Majors in FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement (11.1), ranking ahead of Minnesota (10.2) and Philadelphia (10.2)…Seattle pitchers also lead the big leagues in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.49), FIP (3.58), walks-per-9 innings (2.65) and home runs-per-9 innings (0.96)…Mariners starters rank T3rd in fWAR (7.4) behind Minnesota (8.2) and Philadelphia (8.2)…the Mariners are tied for most quality starts (35) in the Majors with Houston…Mariners relievers rank 2nd in fWAR (3.7), trailing only Baltimore (4.0).

YOU SHOULD BE FRANCIN’…Ty France over his last 22 games (5/22-c) is batting .337 (30×89) with 17 runs, 8 doubles, 4 home runs, 12 RBI, 4 walks and 4 hit-by-pitches, getting on base at a .392 clip, slugging .562 with a .954 OPS…he has 10 multi-hit games during that span, raising his batting average by 28 points (.253 to .281) since May 22.

J.P. THE CATALYST…J.P. Crawford reached base safely 3 times yesterday, going 1-for-4 with 2 walks… he led off the contest with a home run, his 4th career leadoff homer and first since Sept. 10, 2021 vs. Arizona…J.P. homered on the first pitch of the game, the 15th occurrence by a Mariners player in the pitch-tracking era (since 1988)…Crawford has done it twice (other: June 15, 2021 vs. Minnesota)…J.P.’s 38 walks lead the Mariners and rank T4th in the American League, trailing Ryan Noda-OAK (48), Adley Rutschman-BAL (47) and Randy Arozarena-TB (41).

MUÑY TUNES…Andrés Muñoz has not allowed a run in 9 appearances this season, recording 1 save with 3 walks and 13 strikeouts in 8.1 innings out of the Mariners bullpen…the right-hander has not allowed a regular season home run in over a calendar year (June 10, 2022)…his homerless streak of 53.0 innings is the longest in the Majors among pitchers who have appeared in a game during the 2023 season.

AS YOU MAY KNOW…the Mariners starting outfield of Jarred Kelenic, Julio Rodríguez and Teoscar Hernández has been a focal point of the team’s offense this season, but…DID YOU KNOW?…that Jarred, Julio and Teo are the only outfield trio in the Majors with at least 110 total bases apiece this season?…Rodríguez has 119 total bases, Hernández has 118 and Kelenic has 112…six other Major League teams have 2 outfielders with 110+ total bases: Boston (Alex Verdugo, Masataka Yoshida), Los Angeles-AL (Hunter Renfroe, Mike Trout), San Diego (Juan Soto, Fernando Tatis Jr.), Baltimore (Austin Hays, Anthony Santander), Philadelphia (Nick Castellanos, Kyle Schwarber) and Arizona (Corbin Carroll, Lourdes Gurriel Jr.).

MARINERS STARTER – RHP BRYCE MILLER
ABOUT BRYCE MILLER…

• The 24-year-old right-handed pitcher is scheduled to make his 9th career start, and his first against the Chicago White Sox.
• Selected by Seattle in the 4th round (113th overall) of the 2021 MLB First-Year Player Draft; signed by Mariners scout Derek Miller.
• Spent 3 seasons at Texas A&M from 2019-21…also spent 2 seasons playing for Brazos Valley Bombers of the Texas Collegiate League in 2018 and 2020, and 1 season with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod League in 2019.
• Was born in Mount Pleasant, Texas and attended New Braunfels High School in New Braunfels, Texas.

LAST TIME OUT…W#4 on June 12 vs. Miami, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing just 1 hit (1 HR), 3 walks, and 1 run with 6 strikeouts.

MAKING MORE HISTORY…became the 1st pitcher since at least 1901 to go 6.0+ innings pitched and allow 2-or-fewer hits in at least 4 of his first 10 career appearances…Miller has only made 8 career starts.

ROOKIE DOMINATION…has only allowed 43 runners to reach base safely through his first 8 career starts which leads the league and ranks ahead of Dustin May-LAD (47)…his 43 baserunners allowed are the tied 6th fewest in a pitcher’s first 8 career starts in MLB history (min. 30.0 IP)…he trails Daniel Ponce de Leon-STL (41).

WATCH ME WHIP…his 0.925 WHIP ranks 2nd in the Major Leagues among pitchers with at least 8 starts…he currently ranks behind Tyler Wells-BAL (0.857).

TEXAS HEAT…his 4-seam fastball is tied for the 5th most rise of any pitcher in MLB this season…Miller’s heater has 3.1 inches of vertical movement above average, tied with Colin Poche-TBR and trailing Alex Vesia-LAD and Kutter Crawford-BOS (3.4).

FIRST 5 STARTS…became the 4th pitcher in franchise history to not allow a home run over his first 5 career starts, joining Michael Pineda, Jim Converse and Brian Snyder…his 4 earned runs allowed are tied for the fewest in a pitcher’s first 5 career starts in franchise history, joining James Paxton (4 ER, 31.1 IP) and Justin Dunn (4 ER, 9.2 IP).